he claims in 2010 he asked to be taken off the executive protection detail, saying i no longer wish to be part of this. when the defense asked about it, he replied, i did not resign. to others to work for the county and are now suing leopold are paying close attention to the case. >> this man victimizes everyone who crosses his path. whether you cross him personally or just merely by contact, that is what it comes down to. everyone is afraid to speak up to john leopold. any elected official put in that situation and misused their power, they did not belong in office. that long out of office. but the sergeant said he worked overtime on weekends, picking up newspapers and taking leopold to breakfast and lunch. he said he also handled leopold campaign signs. but on one occasion leopold aside to handle it, saying the

officer was not supposed to do it. during the 2010 event, leopold instructed him and another office to watch out for a woman named conn,ie she was not to approach him. -- a woman named connie. he said they did keep an eye on her, but she was not a security threat at all. he was given immunity. he said he saw it because he saw what leopold had done to others. >> for some like that to be put in a position where they are too uncomfortable to say this is ruining my life, it is just a disgrace. >> judge dennis sweeney will decide if leopold broke the law by using members of his security detail for personal and political duties. tomorrow, the defense will make a motion for a judgment of acquittal. the judge will decide the case will end or continue.

barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> opening statements are set to begin tomorrow in the case of the murder of teenager phylicia barnes. the work of prosecutors may have gone much harder today because of the troubles of the lead detective in the case. jayne miller is live at the circuit court downtown. the judge today ruled that detective daniel nichols and can be questioned about whether he lied in the investigation of his own conduct. the troubles of baltimore detective daniel nichols on-air a full-blown subplot in the murder of phylicia barnes. the judge in the case ruled that he can be questioned about whether he told the truth last year when he allegedly headed up a rope search for his daughter when she ran away.

he was suspended because of that incident and revealed today new details of the law he may have broken. according to an investigative summary presented in court outside the presence of a jury, he allegedly misused police resources to track a cell phone number, forced his way into the apartment where he believed his daughter was hiding, tussled with a woman inside and held her down and took her cellphone. according to defense lawyers for michael johnson, nicholson like three different times when questioned by investigators. defense lawyers asked that the city state's attorney's office be removed from the case, arguing prosecutors have acted improperly by not charging nicholson. the judge denied that request. the detective could take the stand next week. one possibility, he would have to invoke his fifth amendment rights. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news.

but the baltimore city state's attorney's office says it will not be pressing charges against three police officers for the death of 46-year-old anthony anderson. police said anderson choked on drugs after allegedly being thrown on the ground. an autopsy determined he died from blunt force trauma. according to a link to report, officers were not involved in the physical encounter. however, the report says while his actions caused andersen's death, his use of force was not excessive. >> certainly within the condors of the formal police departments use of force guidelines, this would be an appropriate maneuver, given the degree of resistance that was presented. >> they are not going to charge the police for what they did. we have an autopsy report that tells us what we already knew.

the autopsy confirmed it. they just threw all of that out of the window and they are taking the police version and that is not fair. >> the report says witnesses corroborated testimony by the officers back on september 21 of last year that they followed anderson into a neighborhood known for drug activity. he allegedly put drugs in his mouth and stroman try to bear hug him to get him down to the ground to spit them out, which he did. the drugs turned out to be heroin. >> commissioner decision to make english carrolltowne's official language. >> it does not mean all that much as far as the carroll county operates. supporters say the ordinance is simple, but opponents say it is unnecessary.

>> the plan to make english the official language of carroll county, the debate is brewing in the cafe on main street. >> it is not needed. we have a growing population of many languages. >> the discussion continues at county office buildings. >> common sense would dictate that we do things in one language. if you are not happy with that, in new hire someone on your own dime to translate. >> after hearing public comments, five commissioners voted unanimously to approve the ordinance. supporters say the only kind of -- some of the surrounding counties spend substantial amounts of money on translators. we are not going to go down that

path and incur those costs. >> counted forms will continue to be printed in english. the minority population in carroll county is about 7%. some residents are asking why it is becoming an issue at all. >> this is one of those actions that i thought we could take to be proactive. >> it is an action some say could send the wrong message to people working to learn english. [indiscernible] >> shoemaker says 31 states have voted to make english the official language. here in maryland, frederick county and queen anne's county have similar ordinances. >> super sunday preparations are well underway everywhere you look. it includes the ravens team

facility. pete gilbert spent all day at the under armour performance center and he checks in now with us with the team update. >> the team practiced outside, getting ready for the super bowl. it is amazing to think this is the position ravens find themselves in, considering they lost four of their five regular- season games. here we are. their execution was unbelievable. they did not settle for field goals, they got touchdowns. at the other end, they played fantastic defense. look at we 13 against washington. the often scored 28 points that day. there were consistencies -- inconsistencies on offense and defense. the team seemed to be in disarray, but ray lewis bought the team together. there was a galvanizing moment.

>> the whole situation with our coordinators', when ray came and talked to us about outside force is not affecting what goes on in the locker room, and how we were not going to let anything happen decide what goes on in the locker room affect the way we performed, that was probably the moment where we really bounced back. >> then again, this is his final ride. he will retire after the super mark -- after the super bowl. more on that coming up later in sports. pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 sports. >> the excitement continues to build an ravens fans everywhere are getting their purple on, literally. while others are looking to wear purple any way they can. even pets are getting into the frenzy.

you can share your pictures at wbaltv.com. >> a landmark decision in washington. >> the defense department lift the ban on women in combat. details, just ahead. >> another snow maker is headed toward the mid-atlantic region. we will see

>> an historic policy change for

the military from an announcement by the pentagon. leon panetta lifted the ban on women in combat. >> it was a move recommended by the joint chiefs of staff. sally kidd has more on the coming changes from our washington bureau. >> the defense secretary says not all women may be able to qualify to be a combat soldier, but all deserve the chance. a history making moment for women in the military. >> we are eliminating the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women. >> and lifting the ban, defense secretary leon panetta says women have already faced the realities of combat. >> if they can meet the qualifications involved here, there is no reason why they should not have a chance. >> the move will open up more than 230,000 battlefront post previously off limits to women.

>> this is really an incredible and very significant move for us, and the changes more a cultural one. >> military analysts say the most important component of the new policy will be determining gender neutral standards. there are practical concerns, too. >> did have the appropriate housing for them? how they integrate them into the training pipelines and school capacity and those kind of things. >> some characterized the move as a distraction that will place an unnecessary burdens on commander in the field. >> it is not to say that some women cannot. some women can. but the majority of them cannot. >> women may still be excluded from certain positions, like the

navy seals. panetta has asked the military service chiefs to determine whether any job should still be off limits. sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> officially 2 inches of snow down at bwi marshall this morning. that is the most we have had on a single day since january 2011. it has been awhile since we had a little bit of snow around here. we have already almost doubled the total snowfall we had all last winter. traces here and there, and last year we only ended up with 1.8 inches for the entire winter. this morning, less than an inch here on tv hill. towson had a dusting of snow there. a significant amount of snow in parts of southern maryland, in st. mary's county, 5.5 inches of snow.

ellicott city with an inch, bellaire with. 10 inch. it was a destined to the north and a couple of inches well to the south of baltimore -- a dusting to the north. it does not take much moisture when you have arctic air around to get some accumulation, with just a little bit of moisture in the atmosphere. the high today was 15 degrees below average. in the morning, temperatures were in the teens. here is that snow on radar at 1:00 a.m. this morning. watch how quickly moved out of that area. clear sky around our area tonight. temperatures will fall fast and down here may be a trace of snow in your backyard. expect rapidly falling temperatures and those that arrange from eight to about 18 near the bay at the inner harbor, a light northwest

breeze. a winter weather advisory on the eastern shore in delaware already for tomorrow afternoon. nothing officially posted but that will probably change by 11:00 tonight. a winter storm warning out in garrett county. it moves through with a little bit of moisture, but if the air is cold enough it will result in some snow. like in the accumulation. it will get off the coast by about 11:00 or midnight tomorrow night. most of the weekend will see sunny skies returning. it will not produce massive amounts of snow. in the blue shaded area, that is the second category, 1-3 inch snowfalls that we or expecting by the time it winds down late tomorrow night.

it could complicate things in that rush hour tomorrow evening. a much heavier snow in the mountains. cold temperatures, 5-9 inches of fluffy snow out there and more snow showers in the mountains on saturday. eastern shore, the snow rise in the evening but it is out of here by saturday. the forecast, we will crawl at of the deep freeze over the weekend and get above freezing on sunday. close to 40 on monday and some 50's by the middle of next week. >> this is 11 sports. >> super bowl 47 sets up as an intersection of first. the last game for ray lewis, the first super bowl for 47 of his teammates. ed reed playing in his first super bowl and what will possibly be his last game as well. lots of drama heading to new

orleans. >> think of all the story lines, the harbaugh brothers coaching against each other. ed reed going home to new orleans. it has been an emotional ride for ed reed thus far. absolute tears of joy at the thought of finally during that trip to play in the super bowl. what about his future plans? will he be willing to go and play beyond this year? he entered that rather quickly today. -- answered that rather quickly. >> no, it is not my last ride. it is the ultimate for your team. this is what you always want, why you play the game, to get to the ultimate dance. this is in it. i don't need anything else in

life, outside of my son graduating college. i am good. i don't need anything else. >> he is good, and he said many times, he will play again next year. the question is, will he be a baltimore raven? >> he will not be fully satisfied with one ring. the showdown with the brothers on the sideline, how about their parents? jack said this game sets up a guaranteed real of victory, agony of defeat. no matter who wins, a busy time for the harbaughs. his son-in-law coaches indiana. today they held a super bowl conference call and got a surprise call from john

harbaugh, who introduced himself only as john from baltimore. >> a question from baltimore. is it true that both of you like him better than john? >> is that john harbaugh? [laughter] >> mom was ready to come right through this bone. i am so happy she recognized your voice. -- ready to come right through there'this fall. -- this phone. >> the ground, the forecast is coming your way next. -- stick around.

>> no criminal charges will be filed against three police officers in the death of the men while in their custody. it reaction from anthony anderson's family. an important ruling over racial profiling complaints. these stories and much more

>> the forecast is getting colder and colder. >> 70% chance of some snow tomorrow evening. friday evening rush-hour. [indiscernible] >> thanks for joining us,

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